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Court upholds sentence against ‎comedian for offending Islam

Adel Imam

A court upheld Tuesday the jail sentence of one of the Arab world's most famous comedic actors for insulting Islam in his films.

Haram misdemeanor court sentenced Adel Imam Tuesday to three months in jail and fined him LE100.

Imam was convicted in February of contempt of religion, which is criminalized under Article 98(f) of the Egyptian penal code. Imam appealed the verdict the same month.

It was latest such case against a high-profile figure, underlining concerns about freedom of expression in Egypt, where Islamist parties dominate Parliament after sweeping election victories.

Imam, 71, has acted in dozens of films in a career that spans nearly 50 years.

The case against Imam was brought by Asran Mansour, a lawyer with ties to Islamist groups.

Mansour accused Imam of blasphemy and ridiculing Islam and its symbols, including beards and the jilbab — a loose-fitting garment worn by some Muslims — in movies such as “Al-Irhab wal-Kabab” (“Terrorism and Kebab”), “Al-Irhabi” (“The Terrorist”) and “Teyour al-Zalam’’ (“Birds of Darkness”). The films were released in 1992, 1994 and 1995, respectively.

A judicial source told Al-Masry Al-Youm that the ruling allows Imam to pay a fine instead of serving the prison sentence, but the crime will be noted on his record.

Al-Masry Al-Youm learned that Imam did not attend the court session and learned of the verdict through his lawyer.

Imam's lawyers objected to the ruling, stating in their defense that Imam’s films had been approved by state censors who oversee artistic materials.  

They said that this is not the first time such a case has been brought against Imam, and they called upon the court to overturn the previous ruling and acquit him.

The defense team also said that the prosecution did not prove that the films had caused harm and that the case was too late, as all the films in question were released in the 90s.

Art and revolution, revisited in two new documentaries

Sometimes certain questions are asked over and over again, because the answers they provoke are never satisfying. In Cairo since 25 January, in the midst of everything else, one such persistent question has arisen: how is art responding to the ouster of Hosni Mubarak and the transformative forces playing out in the country today? Attempts to understand this have been made continually over the past year in the form of news articles, blog posts, op-eds, art exhibitions and now two new documentaries, “Laila, Hala and Karima,” codirected by Egyptian, Switzerland-based director Ahmed Abdel Mohsen and the German Eduard Erne, and “The Noise of Cairo,” directed by German director Heiko Lange.

Bidoun editor Negar Azimi wrote in a piece about “Revolution Art” in Frieze some months ago: “Whatever you think of these platforms and initiatives – and it may very well not be much – they can’t help but leave you lingering over the sort of questions they raise and, indeed, wondering whether too much is being asked of art in times of revolution.”

With each new film, exhibition and piece of writing about art and the revolution, this question rings in the background. What is being asked of art and why? Perhaps the strength of these two recent contributions to the conversation is in the fact that the directors do not ask so much of art itself, but focus rather on the artists, who are in the end simply people, and examine how they position themselves in a changing context.

“Laila, Hala and Karima,” follows theater director Laila Soleiman, visual artist Hala ElKoussy, and dancer and choreographer Karima Mansour, as they navigate the ups and downs of the past year in Cairo. Over the course of the film we see how what began in January 2011 gradually settled into a kind of stable instability. The balance shifts in the three women’s lives as they begin to get back to their work as artists, leaving the life of constant activism behind. But Soleiman, ElKoussy and Mansour articulate contrasting understandings of the relationship between their work and their politics.

Of the three, Soleiman was the first to make work responding directly to current events. Soleiman says that she feels one must “Fight with whatever weapon you have,” which, for a playwright whose first post-January 25th uprising piece was entitled “No Time for Art,” belies a particular disinterest, at least in the context of Egypt in 2011, in art that is not meant specifically to be an instrument of activism.

But for Mansour, a dancer whose work deals with the female body in a way that is not always readily accepted in Egypt, her relationship with politics is more one of navigation than confrontation. “I don’t like to mix art with politics,” says Mansour, “but it is difficult to separate politics in a country like this.” The nature of her work makes it inherently political and often problematic, and 25 January made it possible for Mansour to work in her home country for the first time in seven years.

While it is an effective strategy to examine the last year through personal stories, these three women represent a limited segment of Egyptian society. At one point in the film, activist Salma Said, on a break from rehearsing for one of Soleiman’s plays, points out, “The celebrities of the revolution are all middle class, English-speaking, not veiled girls who use Facebook and Twitter. And it is a shame because the turning point was when other people took part.”

In the context of a film about three middle class, English-speaking, not veiled girls who use Facebook and Twitter, it is an important point to keep in mind.

As a record of artists’ reactions to revolution, “The Noise of Cairo” draws a broader picture than “Laila, Hala and Karima,” despite being filmed over the course of only ten days in the middle of the summer, 2011. The artists interviewed in the film work in a wide range of fields, and are at varying points in their careers. As a group, they portray a great amount of energy and optimism that exists alongside a strong awareness of the fact that what is “new” about Egypt after 25 January is still unclear and still changing.

The film captures a specific moment, and it is encouraging to see the energy that was coursing through the arts almost a year ago. In exhibitions, in performances, and in the personal practices of artists like Hany Rashed and Khaled Hafez, there is a buzzing sense of excitement and openness. While not a single person in the film declares a finished victory for the revolution, all seem assured in the power of their own voices, and aware of a nascent, but tangible potential for long-lasting change.

Painter Khaled Hafez describes a shift that was likely felt by many artists like himself - and like Karima Mansour - who long ago decided professional success and fulfillment lay abroad, where neither resources nor censorship are issues in the way that they are in Egypt.  

“I enjoyed being a citizen for the first time in my life at 48,” says Hafez.

But perhaps because of its buoyant tone, the film already feels somewhat dated. As power changes hands, conversations about censorship have shifted from discussions of what is possible now that was not possible before, to what is possible now that may not be possible in the future, depending on what happens in upcoming elections and after. It is hard to know how those interviewed in June would respond to the same questions today.

Near the end of “The Noise of Cairo,” Mansour, who is featured in both films, says, “Artists are feared by the government because they are loud, and they make a lot of noise.”

But as visitors filed out of Rawabet Theater, the most distinct noise being made by anyone was the distant chant of Hazem Salah Abu Ismael supporters, wafting over from Tahrir Square only a half kilometer away. It served as a reminder that within this vast city, there are many currents existing side by side, and many people who hope for different, and often conflicting things.

Asked why he chose to focus on artists in his documentary, Lange responded, “I think artists start to reflect early on social issues… it is interesting to see what comes out of confusion.”

And in these two films, artists are asked simply to be thoughtful and reflective humans, and to begin to articulate what revolution in Egypt actually means, and what might come out of this confusion. 

Lebanon, a little piece of heaven

After a protracted peaceful period of time, Lebanon has recently become a tourist magnet, recommended by the New York Times as the first place to visit among 44 best destinations worldwide. Besides its well-known, vibrating nightlife, Lebanon encompasses must-see attractions that would undoubtedly make you put on your sneakers and hit the road.

Jeita Caverns

The journey to reach Jeita Caverns — whether the upper or the lower — is an adventure in itself. The journey kicks off with colorful cable car ride to the upper cave passing a vast green area blanketing the steep mountains. The moment you step inside, solidified sculptures, createdby mineralized water over the past decades, will leave you speechless.

While moving along the maze of narrow walkways, just let your imagination soar and the sharp stalactites hanging down from the ceiling and stalagmites emerging from the ground can miraculously turn into sumptuous shapes. After your tour in the upper cave, a tourist train comes every 10 minutes to drive visitors to the lower one. Small boats are only allowed inside to navigate the shallow water that turns the weather a little chilly even in summer.

Rock of Raouche

Rock of Raouche is another natural wonder standing gloriously in the sparkling turquoise waters of the Mediterranean. An upscale neighborhood in the capital is named after the iconic rock for its immense popularity among tourists and locals alike. Along the Corniche of Beirut, a handful of cliff-side coffee shops and restaurants are lined up overlooking a spectacular view of the two huge rock formations.

It is a tranquil destination where some people clear their mind and sink into the inspirational natural beauty, while others stop for a cup of coffee and chat. Whatever takes you there, you can’t resist posing with the magnetic landmark for an unforgettable memory.   

Faraya Mountain

Whether skiing is your favorite sport or you prefer a laid-back day trip in an effortlessly exquisite atmosphere, going up to Faraya Mountain is an experience that should not be missed, especially if you are visiting Lebanon in winter.

It is just an hour drive from Beirut, but the voyage to reach the hills offers an opportunity to get a different glimpse of the country. Driving on a narrow road with a scenic view, you can see long slopes crammed with houses that are surrounded by huge fields of ice appearing as if flooding over snow.

When viewed from a distance, the tip of the mountain looks like it is dressed in pure white, which is a real pleasure for the eye. If you have never been skiing before, taking a snowmobile ride is easier to maneuver, but a little pricier.

Deep in the heart of the mountain lies a coffee shop with a sunny front terrace. Though it is the only place to relax for light snack, it is poorly furnished and needs to be renovated; however, the breathtaking view and the friendly staff make up for that.  

Shop till you drop

Perhaps shopping has always been viewed as an indispensible part of a visit to Lebanon because of the wide array of stores, from world-famous brands to unique local boutiques. For those who love to get dressed up, Beirut is the perfect place for pursuing elegance characterized by an ‘out of the ordinary’ touch.

Hamra Street, located in the heart of the capital, is famous for its long lines of stores that stretch on both sides. This street is usually packed, especially on weekends, when many restaurants and coffee shops open their doors until late at night.

Take a walk in ‘Beirut Souqs’ in the Solidere neighborhood, where tall, modern architecture has replaced most of the buildings that were ruined in the bitter civil war. Known as Souq al-Tawileh before reconstruction, the luxurious commercial district is the country’s largest shopping area, featuring more than 200 chi-chi boutiques, including haute-couture houses.

Located on Dora highway, City Mall is a shopping complex where time flies in a blink of eye. Enjoy a full day, choosing your favorite chain restaurant, watching a movie and taking a tour in major stores. ABC Mall is another retail center established in Hamra. It offers the same kinds of services as City Mall with smaller number of stores, but a good mix of different choices.

Easter break getaways

With the Easter holidays approaching, it is the perfect time to break the cycle of routine and take a short break whether in or out of the capital. Egypt Independent offers different gateways to enjoy the sun and spring breezes on the special occasion.

Ain Sokhna:

Enjoy the warm spring weather for two nights at the elegantly appointed Little Venice Resort in Ain Sokhna. The five-star hotel offers an Easter room package for LE830 per person in a double room, which includes a buffet breakfast and dinner and access to a pristine beach. One child under age 12 can stay in the room free of charge. Taxes and service charges are included in the price. Tel.: 16119 (Thomas Cook travel agency)

Alexandria:

Escape from the capital’s noise and traffic and take a short ride to Alexandria where you can enjoy the breathtaking view of the Mediterranean Sea at Sheraton Montazah Hotel , City light Mall, San Stefan Hotel. A sea view double room is available for LE1200 and single room for LE 1100. The rate includes open buffet breakfast and late checkout at 2 pm. 

Hurghada:

Don't miss the Marriott Red Sea Resort’s special offer of three nights at this luxurious hotel for LE779 per person including buffet breakfast. The offer is available 12–16 April and includes service charges and taxes. Tel.: 16119 (Thomas Cook travel agency)

Sharm el-Sheikh:

Tropitel Naama Bay Resort is offering an Eastern special from 5–12 April of three nights in a standard room with breakfast and dinner, free access to Tropitel’s aqua park, and free wi-fi internet access. Accommodation at the five-star hotel costs LE811 per person for the stay. Tel.: 16119 (Thomas Cook travel agency)

Ras Sudr:

Misr Travel is organizing a one-day trip on 16 April to Ras Sudr and Hammamat Pharaoun (Pharaoh’s Baths), which is one of the splendid springs in the country.  It is a quick, 2.5-hour getaway from Cairo. In addition to the spring and the landscape, enjoy a refreshing swim in the pool or sea at La Hacienda Resort. A swimming pool for ladies only is also available. The trip including lunch costs LE97 for adults and LE65 for kids age 6–12. 

Cairo
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Spend an unforgettable night at the luxurious Fairmont Heliopolis Hotel at an attractive rate of LE1230 for double room on 15 April and receive the following night free. The offer includes service charges, taxes and an extravagant Easter brunch on the pool deck on 16 April featuring live cooking stations, a raffle, kids' activities, a DJ and live band. 

Treat yourself and your family to a retreat at the Cairo Marriott Hotel and enjoy the tranquil atmosphere of the royal hotel’s gardens. Start your day with a mouth-watering Sham al-Nessim buffet at Omar’s Café. Your little ones can dance to the music of a DJ and be entertained by clowns. You have a variety of choices for lunch or dinner. Both the Garden Promenade and Roy’s Country Kitchen restaurants present rich and diverse cuisines.

Surfing in Egypt, on a couch

In light of recent events, the government may have jumped the gun with its predictions of a return to pre-revolution levels of tourists to Egypt this year. Tourism Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour made the optimistic announcement last Monday at a conference in Dubai, the Associated Press reported, just two days before protesters were attacked outside the Defense Ministry, leaving 11 dead.

But Abdel Nour may not have to look further than his living room to realize the unfavorable effects of the tense political situation on the industry. A glimpse into the world of couch surfing could provide a viable litmus test of the current state of tourism in the country and how it can be improved.

CouchSurfing, an online hospitality exchange, facilitates opportunities for home stays, and connects locals and travelers via message boards and a social network platform. Founded in 2003, the service today reaches over 4 million users across 252 countries and territories. The site’s most current statistics list 10,965 registered users in Egypt alone.

Joel Orellano, an Argentinian who joined the site last year, recently “surfed” in Egypt and describes the appeal of couch surfing as twofold: 1) to meet locals, and 2) to save money. 

“Traveling alone is exciting, but it can get boring. Couch surfing is an easy way to make friends. Plus, it’s free,” the 26-year-old information technology supporter says as he nears the end of a five-week vacation through Europe and Egypt.

Orellano says couch surfing provides a sense of an extended community and a home away from home. For instance, he recounts an episode when a lone traveler in London celebrated her birthday with 15 strangers, including Orellano, after she posted the public dinner invitation on the site.  

Couch surfing as a tool for community building is a fact nowhere more evident than in the Egyptian context, where hospitality is a palpable custom. But it has its hiccups.

Every week, the Egypt CouchSurfing group hosts regular meetings and activities in Cairo such as bowling tournaments, flash mob happenings and old-fashioned hangouts. Meetings are popular and intended to promote the site and connect likeminded travelers and travel enthusiasts.

Monday evenings at a Borsa cafe in downtown Cairo are dubbed as “international meet-ups” for couch surfers and their friends and have garnered large turnouts.

But an active Egyptian couch surfer since 2009, 26-year-old Shaimaa Ibrahim, noticed a decline in attendance by foreigners at the weekly meetings since the onset of the revolution last year.

“Even though there were less and less tourists, we still met every week, and so a community of friends formed,” Ibrahim said at an international meet-up, where the attendees were mostly Egyptian, mostly male — a fact that sheds light on a false, but seemingly prevalent perception of couch surfing in Egypt.

“They think it’s a prostitution hosting,” complains Ibrahim. “A lot of men think that because Egyptian women on CouchSurfing are willing to host foreigners, we’re more open-minded. So some men take advantage of it.”

Aly Vernon (female), 26, from the UK, had initially planned to stay with a female couch surfer in Cairo during her trip. But when the prospective host realized that Vernon was traveling with her boyfriend Nick Rasle, 26, the host politely declined and the couple settled on a male couch surfer’s couch. She went on to warn the British couple about negative experiences she had with Egyptian males and why she no longer attends meetings.

Stories of harassing potential guests, inappropriate messaging and soliciting, and abusing of CouchSurfing as a dating site are allegedly common in Egypt.

“It’s sad but true. Most of the messages I get are from new members who sign on, scan the female profiles in Cairo and request to be my guests. They wanted me to host them here in Cairo when they live in Cairo!” Ibrahim says.

The site features measures that in theory should dissuade abuse of its function. CouchSurfing is based on a trust that is supposedly maintained and checked by systematic feedback and public references (positive, neutral, or negative) written by users.  

Members of the couch surfing community in Egypt have taken a step further to ensure safer experiences. According to Ibrahim, complaints by female or foreign guests are filed immediately at CouchSurfing headquarters, and the user is booted, ostracized or bombarded with complaints from other users.

Despite a few wayward cases, couch surfing in Egypt has held its ground promoting tourism in the face of an overwhelmingly narrow and negative international media coverage.

Vernon expressed how the events of the revolution did not deter her from coming to Egypt and how as a tourist she feels safe, while her concerns were placed elsewhere: “CouchSurfing has helped given me an idea of what’s going on politically and what has been going on during the revolution. What I don’t understand is why Egypt doesn’t have a backpacking scene. I guess it likes to cater itself as a high-end destination. But Egypt is relatively affordable and has a lot of cultural things to see that backpackers would also like. India’s got a backpacker scene, Egypt doesn’t.”

reference : Egypt travel

Arab Spring cost region 7 million tourists in 2011

Political unrest cost the Middle East 5 million and North Africa 2 million tourists in 2011, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization.

During a meeting on tourism held on the sidelines of the Arabian Travel Markets show in Dubai, organization Secretary General Taleb al-Refai said tourism in some countries, such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, benefited from Arab Spring protests due to their stability.

Despite the trials of the past year, many tourism agencies at the show were optimistic about the future of travel in the region.

David Roche, president of Hotels.com, an online hotel booking site, said his corporation was badly affected by political incidents last year, especially in Egypt.

Roche said all tourist industry workers were affected by the unrest, which is ongoing in many of the countries, and that Egypt had suffered from the difficult period. Although Cairo has not yet caught up to its previous rates, hotel occupancy in Sharm el-Sheikh is around 85 percent, Roche estimated.

Roche expects tourism advertising and promotion in the region to grow over the next few years. He said his corporation will expand its work in Arab countries and launch an Arabic version of the Hotels.com website.

Tourism Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour expects tourist numbers to be higher in 2012 than the previous year.

“Tourists are reluctant about going to Cairo, but are less reluctant to go to Luxor and Aswan,” Abdel Nour said, attributing this to continued insecurity.

Abdel Nour stressed the importance of tourism to the local economy, saying it employs about 4 million people, made up 11.3 percent of the gross domestic product last year and is the country's second largest source of foreign currency.

IMF official: Egypt needs to do more to secure aid

DUBAI — Egypt needs to do more to secure a US$3.2 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, including gathering broad political support and identifying other sources to finance its funding gap of up to $12 billion, an IMF official said on Wednesday.

Masood Ahmed, IMF director for the Middle East, told Reuters that Egypt still needed to do "some technical work" to finalize its economic program.

Asked whether he thought there was enough domestic political support for the program, Ahmed said: "I think that process [of getting political support] is advancing but I do not think we are at the point yet where we could move forward.

"There's still more work to be done to close down those three areas," he said, referring to the economic program, political support and alternative financial sources.

"We are ready as soon as pillars are there for that program to move forward relatively quickly," Ahmed said after presenting the regional economic outlook in Dubai.

Egypt and the IMF are in discussions on a $3.2 billion loan program, which Egypt had requested earlier this year but which had been opposed by the powerful Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party.

Egypt's $236 billion economy has been laid low by 18 months of political turmoil.

Last week, Parliament overwhelmingly rejected the army-appointed cabinet's plan to cut state spending, hampering the government's efforts to secure IMF help needed to avoid a fiscal crisis and potential currency devaluation.

"Egypt has pressing economic and financial challenges and that's why we believe it is important to move forward now to finalize the content of the program, to get support for it and to mobilize the financing for it," Ahmed said.

The country's finance minister said last week the government expected the fund's aid to start flowing from May.

The IMF is insisting that any agreement on financing is backed by Egypt's government and political partners ahead of the presidential election later this month. This would ensure the deal would outlast the political transition following the polls.

The IMF expects Egypt's inflation-adjusted economic growth to ease to 1.5 percent this year, which would be the slowest pace since a 0.3 percent expansion in 1992 and down from 1.8 percent in 2011. Its fiscal gap should widen to 10 percent of gross domestic product in 2012, from 9.9 percent last year.

Egypt has said it expects Saudi Arabia to deposit $1 billion at the Egyptian Central Bank by the end of April as part of a $2.7 billion package to support Egypt's battered finances.

Egypt's foreign reserves have tumbled by more than $20 billion to $15 billion during a year of political turmoil following the ouster of Hosni Mubarak.

Yemen aid

Ahmed also said the IMF would consider further aid for Yemen after approving a $93.7 million loan for the poorest country in the Arab world in April, which was aimed at addressing an urgent balance of payments deficit.

"It's hard to say yet [what the financing needs will be]. But clearly the financing requirements for Yemen to embark on the program of expanding employment and the economy will be significantly larger than the current phase of how to stabilize the economy after the crisis," he said.

Yemeni officials have previously said the public sector would play a key role in job creation as the country attempts to stave off economic collapse after 15 months of political turmoil that saw President Ali Abdullah Saleh forced from office.

"In that context, that they move to the medium-term strategy the IMF would also consider how to support and accompany them during that process, including by providing financial support over a longer-term period and with amounts that are likely to be larger than the amount, we had so far provided for the immediate stabilization," he said.

"The fiscal situation deteriorated significantly, this year, we believe it will stabilize," Ahmed said.